Table 7

Tinnitus Severity Index scores

INITIAL

FOLLOW-UP

p<

28 patients whose Beck Depression score decreased by 3 or more points

43.46 ± 6.96

32.89 ± 8.87

0.0001^*

50 patients whose Beck Depression score increased by 3 or more points

41.08 ± 8.07

40.79 ± 9.28

ns

112 patients whose follow-up Beck Depression score stayed within 0–2 points of their initial score

34.42 ± 9.75

30.76 ± 9.89

0.0002^*

^*statistically significant improvement

Folmer BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2002 2:3   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-2-3